Recovery/Cool-Down Periods for Outdoor Workers Handbook Statement: California

Cool-Down Recovery Periods will be provided in accordance with the Company's Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Plan. [Insert Company Name] permits employees who work outside to spend not fewer than five minutes in the shade to cool down when necessary to avoid heat illness, during which they are relieved of all duties. There is no set schedule for recovery/cool-down periods and there is no limit on how many recovery/cool-down periods employees may take when performing work outside. Any employee experiencing any signs or symptoms of heat illness must immediately contact their supervisor [or insert name/contact details for appropriate company representative or department].

Time spent taking a recovery/cool-down period in compliance with this